Crime & City Diary
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Tipper, van collision triggers hours-long gridlock in Ore
By Boye Oyeyemi – A collision involving a tipper truck and a commercial van on the overhead interchange bridge in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Friday triggered a prolonged traffic gridlock in the town. The accident, which occurred at about 3:30 pm, brought vehicular movement to a standstill, leaving hundreds of motorists stranded on the busy…
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Woman arrested over alleged poisoning of three-year-old boy in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old woman, Nafisat Lateef, over the alleged poisoning of a three-year-old boy in the Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Adebowale…
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Panic erupts as residents discover corpse of young woman in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi – Panic gripped residents of the Omisanjana area in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Tuesday after the corpse of a young woman was discovered beside a stream. According to locals, the body was found a few hours ago by a farmer on his way to his farmland, who immediately raised an alarm, drawing neighbours to the…
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Heavy-duty truck loses control on Eko bridge, injures LAWMA worker
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a serious road traffic incident that occurred in the early hours of Friday at Oja Junction, along the main carriageway by Offin Canal inward Eko Bridge, involving a container-laden truck and a Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) operative. A statement issued on Friday by LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment,…
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Amotekun shooting victim dies as Ondo ignores N30m compensation
By Boye Oyeyemi – Mr Oluwasegun Olayinka Oluwarotimi, a commercial motorcyclist who was shot by an operative of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, has died, closing a long legal battle marked by claims of government neglect and unresolved court orders. His death was announced in a statement on Wednesday by his lawyer, Tope Temokun, who signed the…
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Former Kogi governor’s account linked to ₦46.5m school payment in EFCC trial
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Thursday, February 5, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presented new evidence on alleged money laundering involving ₦80.2 billion. Prosecution Witness 8 (PW8), Gabriel Ochoche, a compliance officer with First City Monument Bank (FCMB),…
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Kidnappers demand N100m ransom for two abducted Osun residents
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The abductors of two residents of Ora-Igbomina in Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State have demanded N100 million for their release after kidnapping them on Sunday night. Tayese Adeyeye and Sunday Adewumi were said to have been abducted around 11:30 pm when gunmen stormed a private residence along Aran–Orin Road in the Papa area…
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NSCDC arrests Muslim clerics over alleged brutalisation of minors in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Two Islamic clerics have been arrested by the Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly brutalising two minors in Owo, Ondo State. The State Commandant of the NSCDC, Oluyemi Joshua Ibiloye, disclosed this through the command’s Public Relations Officer, Daniel Aidamenbor, in a statement issued in Akure on Thursday.…
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Court orders investigation into alleged evidence tampering in N10 billion fraud case
The Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate alleged tampering with critical evidence in a N10 billion fraud case. Justice J. K. Omotosho gave the directive on Thursday, following revelations that his court Registrar, Nasiru Onimisi Zubairu, and the second defendant in the case, Daudu…
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Former NEXIM Bank MD Robert Orya jailed 490 years over N2.4bn fraud
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has convicted Robert Orya, former Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), for fraud totaling about N2.4 billion. This was confirmed in a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on February 5, 2026. The conviction highlights the ongoing efforts by authorities to hold senior executives accountable for financial crimes in…
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